Miss Russia

Miss Russia (Russian: Мисс Россия) is a national beauty pageant in Russia. It selects the Russian representatives to compete in two of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss World and Miss Universe.

Miss Russia
Мисс Россия
Formation1989
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMoscow
Location
Membership
Official language
Russian
President
Larisa Tikhonova
Budget
Miss Russia Official site (in Russian)

History
The Miss Russia crown

The pageant has been running since 1992; however, there was no Miss Russia 1994, 2000[1] or 2008.

Since 2007, the winner of Miss Russia represents her country in both Miss World and Miss Universe. However, if she is unable to participate, a runner-up is sent instead.

Russia has won three major international titles: Miss World 1992, Miss Universe 2002, although later dethroned, and Miss World 2008.

It is estimated that every Miss Russia auditions over 80,000-100,000 applicants are being processed annually.

International Winners
Russian representatives under Miss Russia Organization who won International titles.

Titleholders
Note: Contest not held in 1994, 2000 and 2008.
YearMiss RussiaRussian nameRepresentedNotes
1993 Anna Baitchik Анна Витальевна Байчик Saint Petersburg
1995 Elmira Touyusheva Эльми́ра Альбе́ртовна Тую́шева Kaluga Oblast
1996 Alexandra Petrova Александра Валерьевна Петрова Chuvashia
1997 Yelena Rogozhina Елена Рогожина Samara Oblast Miss Europe 1999
1998 Anna Malova Анна Малова Yaroslavl Oblast
1999 Anna Kruglova[1] Анна Круглова Tatarstan
2001 Oxana Fedorova Оксана Геннадьевна Фёдорова Saint Petersburg Miss Universe 2002
2002 Svetlana Koroleva Светлана Юрьевна Королёва Karelia Miss Europe 2002
2003 Victoria Lopyreva Виктория Петровна Лопырёва Rostov Oblast
2004 Diana Zaripova Диана Зарипова Tatarstan
2005 Alexandra Ivanovskaya Александра Ивановская Khabarovsk Krai
2006 Tatiana Kotova Татьяна Николаевна Котова Rostov Oblast
2007 Ksenia Sukhinova Ксе́ния Влади́мировна Сухи́нова Tyumen Oblast Miss World 2008
2009 Sofia Rudieva София Андреевна Рудьева Saint Petersburg
2010 Irina Antonenko Ири́на И́горевна Анто́ненко Sverdlovsk Oblast
2011 Natalia Gantimurova Наталья Серге́евна Гантимурова Moscow Oblast
2012 Elizaveta Golovanova Елизаве́та И́горевна Голова́нова Smolensk Oblast
2013 Elmira Abdrazakova Эльмира Рафаи́ловна Абдразакова Mezhdurechensk
2014 Yulia Alipova Юлия Сергеевна Алипова Balakovo
2015 Sofia Nikitchuk София Викторовна Никитчук Yekaterinburg
2016 Yana Dobrovolskaya Яна Денисовна Добровольская Tyumen Oblast
2017 Polina Popova Полина Алексеевна Попова Sverdlovsk Oblast
2018 Yulia Polyachikhina Юлия Сергеевна Полячихина Chuvashia
2019 Alina Sanko Алина Санько Azov
2020 TBA TBA TBA

Wins by regions
Federal subjectTitleYear
Rostov Oblast 3 2003, 2006, 2019
Sverdlovsk Oblast 2010, 2015, 2017
Saint Petersburg 1993, 2001, 2009
Chuvashia 2 1996, 2018
Tyumen Oblast 2007, 2016
Tatarstan 2000, 2004
Saratov Oblast 1 2014
Kemerovo Oblast 2013
Smolensk Oblast 2012
Moscow Oblast 2011
Khabarovsk Krai 2005
Karelia 2002
Yaroslavl Oblast 1998
Samara Oblast 1997
Kaluga Oblast 1995

Big Four pageants representatives

The following women have represented Russia under Miss Russia Organization in the following international beauty pageants: Miss Universe and Miss World. Traditionally, winning Miss Russia gives titleholders the right to represent Russia at both Miss Universe, and continuing the winner could be competing at Miss Universe and Miss World. However, in 2015, the winner of Miss Russia has been sent to Miss World, while the first runner-up has been sent to Miss Universe due to the dates of the two pageants often conflicting with each other.

Miss Universe Russia
  •      : Declared as Winner
  •      : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •      : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •      : Ended as special awards winner
Miss Universe began in 1952, and Russia debuted in the competition in 1994. Since their debut, they have placed eight times, securing one winner, one runner-up, and six semi-finalists. In fact from the past the main of Miss Russia has a right to represent her country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Oxana Fedorova
Miss Russia 2002
Miss Universe 2002
Sofia Rudieva
Miss Russia 2009
Irina Antonenko
Miss Russia 2010
Year Federal Subject Miss Russia Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards
2020 TBA TBA TBA TBA
2019 Did not compete
2018 Chuvashia Yulia Polyachikhina Unplaced
2017 Moscow Kseniya Alexandrova Unplaced
2016 Orenburg Yuliana Korolkova Unplaced
2015 Chita Oblast Vladislava Evtushenko Unplaced
2014 Saratov Oblast Yulia Alipova Unplaced
2013 Kemerovo Oblast Elmira Abdrazakova Unplaced Best National Costume (2nd Runner-up)
2012 Smolensk Oblast Elizaveta Golovanova Top 10
2011 Moscow Oblast Natalia Gantimurova Unplaced
2010 Sverdlovsk Oblast Irina Antonenko Top 15
2009 Saint Petersburg Sofia Rudieva Unplaced
2008 Moscow Vera Krasova 3rd Runner-up
2007 Rostov Oblast Tatiana Kotova Unplaced
Miss Universe Russia
2006 Kemerovo Oblast Anna Litvinova Top 20 Best National Costume (Top 20)
2005 Rostov Oblast Nataliya Nikolayeva Unplaced
2004 Novosibirsk Oblast Kseniya Kustova Unplaced
Miss Russia
2003 Khabarovsk Olesya Bondarenko Unplaced
2002 Saint Petersburg Oxana Fedorova Miss Universe 2002 Best Swimsuit
2001 Khanty-Mansi Oksana Kalandyrets Top 10
2000 Moscow Svetlana Goreva Unplaced
1999 Chuvashia Alexandra Petrova Unplaced
1998 Yaroslavl Oblast Anna Malova Top 10
1997 Saint Petersburg Anna Baychik Unplaced
Miss Universe Russia / Former Miss USSR
1996 Saratov Oblast Ilmira Shamsutdinova Top 6 Best National Costume
Miss Universe Russia
1995 Moscow Yuliya Alekseyeva Unplaced
1994 Moscow Inna Zobova Unplaced

Miss World Russia
  •      : Declared as Winner
  •      : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •      : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •      : Ended as special awards winner
Miss World began in 1951, and Russia debuted in the competition in 1992. Since their debut, they have placed ten times, securing two winners, one runner-up, and seven semi-finalists. The Miss Russia franchised Miss World since 2007. Since that year winner and runner-up at Miss Russia have a right to compete at Miss World. — Here Russian representatives at Miss World since Miss Russia franchised the license of Miss World.
Tatiana Kotova
Miss Russia 2007
Ksenia Sukhinova
Miss Russia 2008
Miss World 2008
Elmira Abdrazakova
Miss Russia 2013
Year Federal Subject Miss World Russia Placement at Miss World Special Awards
2020 TBA TBA TBA
2019 Rostov Oblast Alina Sanko Top 12 Miss World Top Model (Top 40)
2018 Yakutia Natalya Stroeva Top 30 Beauty with a Purpose (Top 25), Miss World Top Model (Top 32)
2017 Sverdlovsk Oblast Polina Popova Top 10 Beauty with a Purpose (Top 20), Miss World Top Model (Top 30)
2016 Tyumen Oblast Yana Dobrovolskaya Unplaced Miss World Talent (Top 21)
2015 Sverdlovsk Oblast Sofia Nikitchuk 1st Runner-up
2014 Rostov Oblast Anastasiya Kostenko Top 25
2013 Kemerovo Oblast Elmira Abdrazakova Unplaced
2012 Smolensk Oblast Elizaveta Golovanova Unplaced
2011 Moscow Oblast Natalia Gantimurova Top 30
2010 Tatarstan Irina Sharipova Top 25
2009 Ivanovo Oblast Kseniya Shipilova Unplaced
2008 Tyumen Oblast Ksenia Sukhinova Miss World 2008 Miss World Top Model & Continental Queen of Europe
2007 Rostov Oblast Tatiana Kotova Unplaced

See also

References
  1. "Pretty maidens in a row vie for Russian beauty title". New Straits Times. Agence France-Presse. January 15, 2000. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
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